Classify: Analysing ideas by arranging similar ideas into groups
What is a Classify Map?
The classify map requires students to organise ideas related to the central topic into groups and/or sub-groups. They need to consider the characteristics, features, or attributes of ideas as they sort them.
How to use a Classify Map
Teachers may provide categories for the children to sort ideas between, or allow students to decide on their own groups. The HOT map with a tree-like structure (two categories branching into four and so on) is just a guide. Multiple groups and sub-groups might be necessary. To foster relational thinking, students must justify their choices. Facilitating discussion of alternate groups and reasons can lead children to an extended abstract understanding.
Why use a Classify Map?
To enable students to apply their understanding of the central topic. Because of the variety of possible 'answers' classifying provides an opportunity for plenty of discussion and debate.
Junior Syndicate -
Student Exemplars
Middle Syndicate -
Student Exemplars
Senior Syndicate -
Student Exemplars
In Term One Room 14 used the mimio board to group pictures of tools and things that are not tools.
Room 9 worked cooperatively to group their words about rubbish. Students decided on their own headings for each group.
Room 14 grouped their toys into things that swim in the water and things that don't swim in the water.
The students in Room 9 discussed their groups and the reasons why they had decided on each group.
Room 14 grouped their toys into things that are good for babies and things that are not good for babies.
Students in the Middle Syndicate will assess their thinking using the Classify rubric: Extended Abstract - I can classify rubbish into several related groups or sub groups, explain how and why I have grouped them, and look at the groups in a new way. Relational - I can classify rubbish into several related groups or sub groups and explain how and why I have grouped them. Multistructural - I can classify rubbish into several related groups or sub groups. Unistructural - I can classify rubbish into some groups. Prestructural - I need help to classify rubbish.
Year 2 children classify minibeasts. The first category "minibeasts with no legs" is teacher-selected. The children were asked to sort pictures provided into two categories of their choice.
Classify: Analysing ideas by arranging similar ideas into groups
What is a Classify Map?
The classify map requires students to organiseideas related to the central topic into groups
and/or sub-groups. They need to consider the
characteristics, features, or attributes of ideas
as they sort them.
How to use a Classify Map
Teachers may provide categories for thechildren to sort ideas between, or allow
students to decide on their own groups. The
HOT map with a tree-like structure (two
categories branching into four and so on)
is just a guide. Multiple groups and sub-groups
might be necessary. To foster relational thinking,
students must justify their choices. Facilitating
discussion of alternate groups and reasons can
lead children to an extended abstract understanding.
Why use a Classify Map?
To enable students to apply their understanding of the central topic. Because of the variety of possible 'answers' classifying provides an opportunity for plenty of discussion and debate.Junior Syndicate -
Student Exemplars
Middle Syndicate -
Student Exemplars
Senior Syndicate -
Student Exemplars
In Term One Room 14 used the mimio board to group
pictures of tools and things that are not tools.
about rubbish. Students decided on their own
headings for each group.
Room 14 grouped their toys into things that swim in
the water and things that don't swim in the water.
the reasons why they had decided on each group.
Room 14 grouped their toys into things that are good
for babies and things that are not good for babies.
their thinking using the Classify rubric:
Extended Abstract - I can classify rubbish into
several related groups or sub groups, explain how
and why I have grouped them, and look at the
groups in a new way.
Relational - I can classify rubbish into several related
groups or sub groups and explain how and why I have grouped them.
Multistructural - I can classify rubbish into several
related groups or sub groups.
Unistructural - I can classify rubbish into some groups.
Prestructural - I need help to classify rubbish.